Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. XI
Written by Diana-Nicoleta MINZALA, Ira-Adeline SIMIONOV, Stefan-Mihai PETREA, Alina ANTACHE, Victor CRISTEA, Anca-Nicoleta SAVESCU
Environmental pollution is a worldwide problem and heavy metals (HM) constitute one of the most important challenges. Due to industrialization and urbanization, Black Sea is considered as one of the most polluted seas in the world. The aim of the current study is to provide a state-of-the-art review related to the evaluation of potentially toxic elements in fishery resources from Black Sea. As a result, various data sources were revised and the appropriate information was centralized in order to acquire a clear sight on concentrations dynamics and accumulation tendency of the most hazardous HM and metalloids, as it follows: Ni, Cd, Zn, Hg, Fe, As, Cr and Pb. Accordingly, the aforementioned multitude of chemical pollutants bio-accumulates in fishery resources and are being a particular concern in relation to their harmful effects on human health.
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